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New and notable exotics, Pagani through Spyker

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    Pagani

  • Zonda Cinque: "Cinque" is Italian for "five," which is how many of these supercars Pagani will produce. Of course, all five of the street-legal versions of the company's racer are already spoken for. The Mercedes engine that powers the car is a 7.2-liter, 678-hp V12 surrounded by the titanium, magnesium, carbon fiber, a leather that make up the rest of the car. Base price: $1,565,000.

    Porsche

  • Boxster RS60: This year's RS60 will be built in limited numbers--1,960, to be exact--in honor of the RS60 race car making its debut at the New York Auto Show in 1960. To mark the occasion, the 3.4-liter flat-six engine will have more than 300 hp on tap. Base price: $64,900.
  • Cayman S Sport: The middle-of-the-road Porsche gets a few upgrades with this Sport edition, including graphics on the doors, black wheels, and a new exhaust that bumps this 3.4-liter flat six up over 300 hp, too. Base price: $69,900.
  • 911 Carrera Not much has changed for Porsche's flagship car, but the car mags and blogs are ga-ga over the new dual-clutch PDK system that's replacing the 5-speed Tiptronic. Say it with me now: Porsche Doppelkupplung. That's German for "Porsche double clutch," and everybody who's anybody will be saying it in 2009. Base price: $75,600.

    Rolls-Royce

  • Phantom Coupe: Rolls is known for maximum luxury in tank-like proportions, and the newest model is no exception. Among all the other creature comforts, there's an optional starlight headliner that uses fiber optics to make a faux night sky inside the car. How sweet. Base price: $405,000.

    Spyker

  • C8 Aileron: The latest version of the Dutch company's flagship C8 is longer and wider, but it still has the mid-mounted 4.2-liter Audi V8. Base price: $313,000.
  • D8 Peking-to-Paris: Though the concept came around two years ago, Spyker's Super SUV will go into production in the middle of 2009. Originally shown with a 12-cylinder engine, it looks like the production version has dropped a couple cylinders, to 6.2 liters and eight cylinders. Base price: TBD.
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